AMA, Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America
AMA, Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America (AMA) (issn: 00845841) is a peer reviewed journal first published online after indexing scopus in 1982. AMA is published by Farm Machinery Industrial Research Corp and Shin-Norinsha Co. AMA publishes every subjects of general engineering and agricultural engineering.
WOS Indexed (2026)
07 May 2026 (Vol - 57 , Issue- 05 )
31 May 2026 (Vol - 57 , Issue 05 )
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AMA, Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America
AMA, Agricultural Mechanization in Asia, Africa and Latin America (ISSN: 00845841) is a peer-reviewed journal. The journal covers Agricultural and Biological Sciences and all sort of engineering topic. the journal's scopes are in the following fields but not limited to:
Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Electrical Engineering and Telecommunication
Electronic Engineering
Computer Science & Engineering
Civil and architectural engineering
Mechanical and Materials Engineering
Transportation Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Industrial and Commercial Design
Information Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Food Engineering
Electrostatic Pollen Collector for Tomato Under Greenhouse Condition
The problems in fruit setting with artificial pollination (contact type) can be eradicated by the application of electrostatic forces (non – contact type), hence the study was undertaken to develop an electrostatic pollinator and tested for tomato under polyhouse condition. Morphological characteristics of these flowers were studied for design of pollinator. A high voltage amplification unit with flyback transformer and MOSFET, a spherical shaped electrode and a DC input source were the major components of the developed electrostatic pollinator. The pollen collection capacity of two electrodes E1 (10 mm) and E2 (7.5 mm) were evaluated at voltage potentials of 3 kV, 4 kV, 5 kV and 6 kV at 5 mm, 10 mm and 15 mm distance from the anther tip of flower. The maximum number of pollens (409) was collected by electrode E1 with a charging potential of 6 kV at 5 mm distance. This high pollen collection rate was due to high detaching forces acting on the pollen grains at shorter distance between the anther tip and electrode. The pollen collection capacity was minimum (87) for electrode E2 with an electrode potential of 3 kV at 15 mm distance.
Growth and yield performance of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) varieties under different sowing times
The present investigation was carried out during the Rabi season of 2016-17 at the research farm of Wheat & Barley Section, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar. The experiment was laid out in a split plot design with four sowing times (5th November, 15th November, 25th November, 5th December) in main plots and four wheat varieties (WH 1105, HD 2967, HD 3086, DBW 88) in subplots with three replications. A delay in sowing time from 5th November to 5th December significantly reduced the growth parameters in terms of plant height, dry matter accumulation and number of tillers. Among wheat varieties, the maximum number of tillers and dry matter accumulation were registered in HD 3086 whereas, the maximum plant height was in HD 2967. Sowing of wheat on 5th November resulted in significantly higher yield attributes viz. effective tillers, grains per earhead and 1000 grain weight resulting in 27.4 and 9.7 per cent higher grain yield and harvest index, respectively as compared to 5th December sowing. Among wheat varieties, the highest numbers of effective tillers and 1000 grain weight were recorded with HD 3086 whereas, the maximum number of grains per earhead was recorded in WH 1105. Maximum grain yield (5822 kg/ha) and biological yield (14023 kg/ha) were obtained from HD 3086.
Sustainability of sugarcane cultivation and production in India – A review
India is a most important sugarcane producer in the world and its yield potential is continuously increasing from last two decades to meet global energy requirements. Sugarcane is mainly grown for production of sugar obtained from sugarcane juice. Molasses, Bagasse and ethanol are secondary products that are obtained in sugarcane cultivation. Sugarcane is most imperative cash crop of India therefore it is assumed more profitable to farmers. The most important contemplations during sugarcane planting are selection of appropriate sett planting techniques, nutrient management through judicious use of organic and inorganic sources of nutrients including bio fertilizers and effective weed management. This paper is a comprehensive review of advanced package and practices of sugarcane cultivation practiced in India. On the basis of literature available for sugarcane cultivation, the adoption of best management practices is among researchable priorities that can be developed to consolidate the large potential of sugarcane production towards greater sustainability.
Training needs of farmers in technology diversification for soil health management practices
The present study has been carried out in two agro-climatic zones of Haryana state of India; viz. north-eastern zone and south-western zone. The outcome visualized in this paper after conducting a field survey, a total of 240 farmers, who were interviewed with a well-structured interview schedule. The findings revealed that farmers have high need of training in ‘Crop residue management (paddy-straw reaper/chopper)’, ‘Pest and disease control/IPM’,’ Fertilizer management/INM’ and ‘Soil and water testing’ for keeping the soil health and sound. The least Training required management practices by farmers are ‘Bunding for controlling erosion’, ‘Intercultural operation’ and ‘Pasture management practices’. The study also found that about 75% farmers have need of training regarding different soil health management practices.
Study of delay factors in civil projects (Case Study: FHWA-04)
The execution of most development projects nationwide is national and its validity is concentrated in the Ministry of Housing. However, according to the reports, nearly a large number of those projects have failed to be completed in the anticipated time. Any size of the budget and allocations approved for development projects, which contribute significantly government investments and expenditures. If it is unrealistic or less expert, the likelihood of the execution period will be longer. One of the most common development projects, which is not often defined in accordance with the pre-defined schedule and is accompanied by significant time delay, is the bridge structure. Therefore, in this study, based on structural special importance, the factors of delay in the bridge structure were studied. The bridge studied in this study is a highway bridge No. 4 of the United States (FHW04). In this study, according to experts and through questionnaire, the most important factors that delay the implementation of the proposed bridge are investigated. the results of the study show that among the three main indices of delay (financial factors, supervision and executive management) in the project implementation process, the indicator of financial factors with a normal weight of 0.419. Executive management index with normal weight of 0.293, and the normal weight monitoring indicator is 0.248 for the third priority.